Where Can You Find a List of Top-Rated Animal Welfare Charities?

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Find lists of top-rated animal welfare charities at CharityNavigator.org and CharityWatch.org, as of 2015. CharityNavigator.org has a tool to sort charities by ratings, while CharityWatch.org lists top-rated animal charities with letter grades.

Humane societies, veterinary services, no-kill shelters, and organizations that protect animals from cruelty and abuse are some of the groups included on the CharityNavigator.org Animal Rights, Welfare and Services rankings. The site also ranks charities and nonprofits under the headings Wildlife and Conservation, and Zoos and Aquariums. CharityWatch.org displays a top-rated charities list that includes the category Animals and Animal Protection. The rankings include letter grades based on combined scores for criteria such as money spent on programs and fundraising, public support and reaching governance benchmarks.